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彫刻

Sculpture


Meaning

Sculpture

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You carve then you carve again. So much carving until, wait, wow, it looks like something! All that carving became a sculpture!


Reading

ちょうこく

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.


Context

Context Sentences

彫刻を落として、真っ二つに割ってしまいました。

I dropped the sculpture and it broke in half.


Kanji Composition